
Symmetry Properties 71
By substituting N
—
n for n in the IDFT equation, we get
x(N-n) = i E *(W
(JV_n)
* = ^ E
*(*«*,
n =
0,1,...N-l
k=0 fc=0
Example 4.7 The DFT of x(n) = {2 - jl,3 - j2,l + jl,2 + j3} is
X(k) = {8 + jl,-4- j3,-2-jl,6-
jl}.
If we compute the DFT of X(k)
and divide by N = 4, we get z(4 - n) = {2 - jl, 2 + j3,1 + jl, 3 - j2}. If
we compute the DFT of X(4 -
A;)
= {8 + jl, 6 - jl, -2 - jl, -4 - j3} and
divide by
TV
= 4, we get x(n). I
This property brings out the almost duality of the time- and frequency-
domain sequences. If x(n)
•&
X(fc),then jjX(N=fn)
<S>
x(N±k). If x(n)
is even, then ^X{n) & x(k).
4.6 Symmetry Properties
The symmetry properties can be used to reduce the computational effort
and storage requirements in signal representation and manipulation. Be-
fore we describe these properties, some definitions of symmetry are given
for a periodic sequence of period N. A sequence is even-symmetric if
x(n) = x(N
—
n). For even N, an example of an even-symmetric sequence
is {9,1,5,3,7,3,5,1}. The values at the 0th and the yth positions can
be arbitrary. The other values are even-symmetric with respect to these
positions. A sequence is odd-symmetric if x(n) = —x(N
—
n). For even N,
an example of an odd-symmetric sequence is {0,1,4,3,0,
—3,
—4,
—1}.
The
values at the 0th and the ^th positions must be zero to satisfy the defini-
tion. The other values are odd-symmetric with respect to these positions.
A periodic sequence is even half-wave symmetric if x(n) = x(n ± y). A
periodic sequence is odd half-wave symmetric if x(n) = —x(n ± y). Conju-
gate or hermitian symmetry, x{n) = x*(N
—
n), implies that the real part is
even-symmetric and the imaginary part is odd-symmetric. Antihermitian
symmetry, x{n) = —x*(N
—
n), implies that the real part is odd-symmetric
and the imaginary part is even-symmetric.